By Marina Riker Associated Press HONOLULU — Hawaii lawmakers have introduced a bill that would ban police from using drones to gather evidence without a warrant. The bill would make exceptions for emergencies such as searches and rescues, hostage situations and when there's an immediate danger to someone. Lawmakers say the recreational and commercial use […]
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Police: Chicago homicides climbed dramatically in January
Associated Press CHICAGO — Chicago police say the number of homicides in the city climbed dramatically in January to 51, in the bloodiest start to a year in at least 16 years. The police department said Monday that there were 22 more homicides this January than in January 2015 and that the number of shooting […]
How can silencers pay for themselves?
Author: Ron LaPedisIn addition to founding ham radio’s ARRL, Hiram Percy Maxim also invented the silencer around 1902. Both the United States Department of Justice and the BATF refer to suppressors as "silencers" even though they do not actually silence a firearm, but rather reduce the noise level by a factor of 1000 percent, or […]